TimeWatcher Class Reference

Helper. More...

#include <benchmark.h>

Public Member Functions
	TimeWatcher (dvector_t &pts, dvector_t &vals)
	constructor. More...
	TimeWatcher ()
	Null Constructor. The pointers are intialised to NULL.
dvector_t &	refX ()
	returns the vector of abscissa (points)
dvector_t &	refY ()
	returns the vector of ordiantes (values)
double	predict (double x)
	Prediction for the next experiment time. More...
bool	keepon (size_t &repet, double tim, bool usePrediction=false)
	Watches a timer and a number and repet and signals if over. More...
size_t	size () const
	size
void	clear ()
	clear the pointers (not the settings)

Detailed Description

Helper.

This helper has several functions :

• Records the timings
• predict the execution time for the next experiment
• helps producing enough experiments (but not too much and not too time consuming) for producing a valid measure.

Warning

if the timings are too short, this may not be accurate.

See member function help for more information.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

TimeWatcher()

TimeWatcher	(	dvector_t &	pts,
		dvector_t &	vals
	)

constructor.

Inits the time watcher with a pair of points/values

Parameters

pts	vector of points
vals	vector of times

Member Function Documentation

predict()

double predict

(

double

x

)

Prediction for the next experiment time.

It is assumed that predict(0)=0. If Curent_<3, a linear, then quadratic fit is done. Other wise, a cubic fit is performed.

Parameters

x	the next evaluation point.

Returns

f(x) where f tries to fit the points :

keepon()

bool keepon	(	size_t &	repet,
		double	tim,
		bool	usePrediction = false
	)

Watches a timer and a number and repet and signals if over.

We want at least 2 repetions but not more than maxtime spent on timing.

Parameters

repet	number of previous repetitions. Should be 0 on the first time keepon is called.
tim	timer to watch
maxtime	maximum time (in seconds) until watchon tells stop.

Returns

true if we conditions are not met to stop, false otherwise.

Precondition

tim should have been started previously !

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• benchmark.h
• benchmark.C